Homemade Kecap Manis (Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce)

Name: Homemade Kecap Manis (Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup soy sauce ((240 ml)); 1 cup organic brown sugar ( or palm sugar (220 g)); 2 whole dried star anise (, optional); 4 garlic cloves (,halved or crushed); 1 inch piece of ginger ((2.5 cm), sliced); 1 tsp whole black peppercorns (sub with pinch of ground black pepper)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

A homemade Indonesian Kecap Manis—sweet, syrupy, and thick soy sauce perfect to use for stir-fried dishes such as mie goreng! It’s also perfect use as sauce-bases for tofu, vegetables, and pretty much anything! You can also use this as a dipping sauce. This stores well in the refrigerator and continues to thicken as it cools.

Updated at: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:47:56 GMT